So, Who Exactly is a Member of the Big Six?

Fun thread. Bringing the best out in everyone....

I must admit, Boboulo's views seem a bit delusional to me. Perhaps history of prog is different where he comes from.

Hercules wrote: Boboulo wrote: AFlowerKingCrimson wrote: Boboulo wrote: AFlowerKingCrimson wrote: As for ELP they were big but aside from King Crimson they were the only major prog band who didn't have any platinum albums(all of their 70's albums went gold but that's it).  King Crimson have disbanded in 1974. Thus, they have been the past already in 1976. you could argue that things started to go downhill after 1974 anyway.  Actually, "Prog" was the most popular in 1975-1977 when the younger generation of fans arrived. Codswallop. I was alive then and prog was most popular from 1971 to 1975. It waned somewhat from 1975 to 1977 (whilst still being popular) but then fell off a cliff until 1983, when Marillion and a few other bands rejuvenated the genre to some extent.

Unlike the hippie generation who had listened to rock music in the 60's and grew up listening to The Beatles, Bob Dylan, Jefferson Airplane and Mamas and Papas, for the crowds of new kids who were just got old enough in 1975-1977 to start buying records and attending concerts, the idols were Emerson, Lake & Palmer, Jethro Tull, Yes and Genesis. That new bunch of kids has increased the fan base for "Symphonic rock" bands but also for hard-rock bands like Black Sabbath, Blue Öyster Cult, Rainbow and Boston.

Hercules wrote: Boboulo wrote: suitkees wrote: The Big Six are actually The Big Five plus a sixth one of your choosing. This allows everyone to think that their favourite band is part of The Big Six... It's "the Big Four", actually. I mean, four British bands from the early days of movement that have achieved commercial success on both sides of the Atlantic, i.e. Jethro Tull, Emerson, Lake & Palmer, Yes and Genesis. As "Psychedelic rock" and Pink Floyd were almost synonyms in the 70's, Pink Floyd weren't considered as a "Progressive rock" band back in the day so they couldn't be one of "Big Four". Again - absolute bo**ocks. Pink Floyd were ALWAYS considered to be a seminal prog rock band.

Maybe in an alternate history.

Boboulo wrote: AFlowerKingCrimson wrote: Boboulo wrote: AFlowerKingCrimson wrote: As for ELP they were big but aside from King Crimson they were the only major prog band who didn't have any platinum albums(all of their 70's albums went gold but that's it).  King Crimson have disbanded in 1974. Thus, they have been the past already in 1976. you could argue that things started to go downhill after 1974 anyway.  Actually, "Prog" was the most popular in 1975-1977 when the younger generation of fans arrived.

Boboulo wrote:  Not my opinion actually. Jazz-Rock is a genre that once belonged to meta-genre called "Progressive music", while Psychedelia was something else. And you can't rewrite the history of rock music.

Nogbad_The_Bad wrote: Boboulo wrote: Nogbad_The_Bad wrote: Boboulo wrote: Return to Forever. Why not? The Big Four are Jethro Tull, ELP, Yes and Genesis and we can add what we want to meet the Big Six requirement. Applying your own twisted logic, we can discount Jethro Tull as they have many more Blues Rock & Folk Rock albums than Prog. Yes have disbanded so many times its hard to keep track so they're out. Genesis are much more popular as a pop band and have't released a prog album since '78 so cut them. Guess our Big 6 is .... Emerson Lake and Palmer. Return to Forever certainly were more "proggy" than psychedelic rock band Pink Floyd. In your opinion. That's all it is, an opinion, like arseholes we all have one. You're opinion is no more valuable than anyone elses and can be discounted whenever you apply garbage logic to match up with your personal tastes.

Not my opinion actually. Jazz-Rock is a genre that once belonged to meta-genre called "Progressive music", while Psychedelia was something else. And you can't rewrite the history of rock music.

Nogbad_The_Bad wrote: Boboulo wrote: Return to Forever. Why not? The Big Four are Jethro Tull, ELP, Yes and Genesis and we can add what we want to meet the Big Six requirement. Applying your own twisted logic, we can discount Jethro Tull as they have many more Blues Rock & Folk Rock albums than Prog. Yes have disbanded so many times its hard to keep track so they're out. Genesis are much more popular as a pop band and have't released a prog album since '78 so cut them. Guess our Big 6 is .... Emerson Lake and Palmer.

Return to Forever certainly were more "proggy" than psychedelic rock band Pink Floyd.

This old chestnut..again..

The biggest selling 6 bands vs your favourite 6 bands??

Biggest selling in no order:
Floyd
Genesis
Yes
ELP
Jethro Tull
Rush

MY big six:
Genesis
Rush
Floyd
King Crimson
Yes
VDGG

Growing up with progressive rock exactly in that period in England, I can tell you for sure that Genesis picked up the banner when others where waning when Lamb Goes out from Broadway came out and became a success in the USA, which was popular and sold well both in the UK and USA.  Unfortunately that is when they also switched to more commercial music.  Hence it is a struggle for me to think of them as a big 6 as they came on board a little too late.  Their truly classic progressive albums were all under Peter Gabriel of which only Selling England by the Pound made a ripple in the charts prior to Broadway.  Although my personal favorites will always be Trespass, Nursery Cryme and Foxtrot.